Witchfinder General
Book description
1643. England is at war with itself.
While bitter battles rage between King and Parliament, local magistrates have more power, and less accountability, than ever before.
Taking advantage of the tense atmosphere and lax prosecution procedures, Matthew Hopkins, an insignificant lawyer and self-appointed Witchfinder General, travels across East Anglia accusing…
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1 author picked Witchfinder General as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Matthew Hopkins, the self-appointed Witchfinder General, was one of the most venal and vicious Englishmen to ever live. This is a brutal novel, a veritable catalogue of horror, but a necessary lesson in man’s inhumanity and corruption. There is an authenticity here that will but ice in your marrow.
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